NBA

Los Angeles Lakers at Indiana Pacers

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44-28, 16-19 Away
Final
120 - 119

42-30, 24-11 Home

LeBron James beats buzzer with tip to lift Lakers past Pacers and keep record streak alive

Tyrese Haliburton drills step-back 3-pointer

James extended his NBA-record streak of 10 or more points to 1,283 games — barely. He was 0 for 6 with three points through the first three quarters. He finished with 13 points, 13 rebounds and seven assists.

Doncic also had seven rebounds, seven assists and made six 3-pointers. Austin Reaves added 24 points as the Lakers snapped a three-game losing streak to move into a tie with Memphis for the fourth seed in the Western Conference.

Bennedict Mathurin had 23 points to lead Indiana. Tyrese Haliburton had a season-high 18 assists and 16 points, the last of which gave Indiana a 119-118 lead with 42.2 seconds left. Indiana had streaks of five straight wins overall and eight straight at home snapped.

The Lakers led the entire second and third quarters and were still up 118-112 with 1:44 to go. But Haliburton's three-point play capped a 7-0 run that gave Indiana the lead. Both teams then had empty possessions and Doncic missed a midrange floater in the waning seconds, setting up James for the winner.

Takeaways Lakers: Los Angeles desperately needed something to go right after losing seven of its previous 10. And despite seeing James go 4 of 12, the Lakers — and James — still found a way to finish the job.

Pacers: Indiana fought back from an 18-0 first half run that threatened to turn this one into a blowout. But its this kind of resilience that could propel them to a strong postseason run.

Key moment James beat the Pacers to rim for the winner, then was careful to just touch it and pull his hand away.

Key stat While James was 0 for 5 from the field in the first half, the Lakers shot 52.4% and made made 10 3s, two more than Indiana.

Up next Los Angeles makes its next stop on a four-game trip Thursday night at Chicago. Indiana visits Washington on Thursday in its final back-to-back this season.

Regular Season Series

LAL win series 2-0

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 120 - 119
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 120 - 119
4th 0.0 (00:00) [Lakers] REF-INITIATED REVIEW (REPLAY SUPPORTS CALL) 120 - 119
4th 0.0 LeBron James makes tip shot 120 - 119
4th 1.0 LeBron James offensive rebound 118 - 119

Statistics

https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/lal.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originLAL https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/ind.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originIND
41-79 FG 44-87
51.9 Field Goal % 50.6
17-38 3PT 15-36
44.7 Three Point % 41.7
21-24 FT 16-19
87.5 Free Throw % 84.2
43 Rebounds 36
8 Offensive Rebounds 7
35 Defensive Rebounds 29
26 Assists 31
5 Steals 9
3 Blocks 4
14 Turnovers 9
1 Team Turnovers 1
15 Total Turnovers 10
0 Technical Fouls 2
0 Total Technical Fouls 2
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
25 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 9
10 Fast Break Points 18
42 Points in Paint 48
22 Fouls 16
17 Largest Lead 8
Indiana Pacers Indiana Pacers Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Quenton Jackson, G Day-To-Day Jul 19
Johnny Furphy, F Day-To-Day Jul 19
Isaiah Jackson, SF Day-To-Day Jul 11
Tyrese Haliburton, PG Out Jul 7
James Wiseman, C Day-To-Day Jul 7
Los Angeles Lakers Los Angeles Lakers Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Augustas Marciulionis, G Day-To-Day Jul 26
Eric Dixon, F Day-To-Day Jul 26
Adou Thiero, F Day-To-Day Jul 22
Bronny James, G Day-To-Day Jul 18

Game Information

Gainbridge Fieldhouse

Location: Indianapolis, IN
Attendance: 17,274 · Capacity:

2024-25 Pacific Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
LA Lakers 50 32 .610 - L1
LA Clippers 50 32 .610 - W8
Golden State 48 34 .585 2 L1
Sacramento 40 42 .488 10 W1
Phoenix 36 46 .439 14 L1

2024-25 Central Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Cleveland - 18 L1 0.7804878 64
Indiana 14 32 W1 0.6097561 50
Milwaukee 16 34 W8 0.58536583 48
Detroit 20 38 L2 0.5365854 44
Chicago 25 43 W3 0.47560975 39
Full Standings

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